Hugh Mann was an unemployed and unloved loser on Earth. He was intelligent, building a rocket ship to go to Mars, to prove his worth. After launch, his controls broke, however, sending him spiraling into space. Eventually he landed on the lost planet of Brutus. Brutus was inhabited by super-humans, and only super-humans. On this planet, everyone had superpowers: super strength, flight, invulnerability. The people of Brutus all wear capes and tights and everyone called themselves by superhero names like Super Cop, Super Judge, Super Mayor, and etc. To the people of Brutus, Hugh was a super weakling. And due to his inability to fly, handicapped. They initially covered him in cotton padding for his own protection. Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop, was the first person on Brutus to meet Hugh. He had him arrested and put on trial by Super Judge. The trial was interrupted by Super Phony, who had super hypnotism. Hugh outwits Super Phoney by using a mirror to reflect back the villain’s hypnotism. Since he succeeded at an impossible task, Hugh was declared by Super Judge to now be the Impossible Man. In another adventure, Impossible Man invented electricity, then outwitted Electro by using alternating current (AC) against the villain’s direct current (DC). He also helped rid the city of a Super Termite infestation by using Super Bats to eat the insects.
Alias Impossible Man |
Real Names/Alt Names Hugh Mann |
Characteristics Hero, World War II Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Unknown |
First Appearance Red Band Comics #3 (April 1945) |
First Publisher Rural Home/Croydon/Enwil Associates [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Red Band Comics #3-4 |
Sample Read Red Band [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Hugh Mann was an unemployed and unloved loser on Earth. He was intelligent, building a rocket ship to go to Mars, to prove his worth. After launch, his controls broke, however, sending him spiraling into space. Eventually he landed on the lost planet of Brutus. Brutus was inhabited by super-humans, and only super-humans. On this planet, everyone had superpowers: super strength, flight, invulnerability. The people of Brutus all wear capes and tights and everyone called themselves by superhero names like Super Cop, Super Judge, Super Mayor, and etc. To the people of Brutus, Hugh was a super weakling. And due to his inability to fly, handicapped. They initially covered him in cotton padding for his own protection. Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop, was the first person on Brutus to meet Hugh. He had him arrested and put on trial by Super Judge. The trial was interrupted by Super Phony, who had super hypnotism. Hugh outwits Super Phoney by using a mirror to reflect back the villain’s hypnotism. Since he succeeded at an impossible task, Hugh was declared by Super Judge to now be the Impossible Man. In another adventure, Impossible Man invented electricity, then outwitted Electro by using alternating current (AC) against the villain’s direct current (DC). He also helped rid the city of a Super Termite infestation by using Super Bats to eat the insects. |
Source Impossible Man – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |